The Craft of Research

The Craft of Research
Authors	Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, and William T. Fitzgerald
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	University of Chicago Press
Publication date	October 2016
Media type	Print
Pages	336
ISBN	978-0226239736

The Craft of Research is a book by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, and William T. Fitzgerald. The work is published by the University of Chicago Press. The book aims to provide a basic overview of how to research, from the process of selecting a topic and gathering sources to the process of writing results. The book has become a standard text in college composition classes and is now in its fourth edition.

The first edition of The Craft of Research was a winner of the 1995-1996 Critics' Choice Award. Material from The Craft of Research has also been adapted to form the first part of Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.

Structure

Below is the structure of the work, as outlined in the fourth edition.

Preface: The Aims of This Edition

I. Research, Researchers, and Readers

Thinking in Print: The Uses of Research, Public and Private
Connecting with Your Reader: Creating a Role for Yourself and Your Readers

II. Asking Questions, Finding Answers

From Topics to Questions
From Questions to Problems
From Problems to Sources
Engaging Sources

III. Making an Argument

Making Good Arguments: An Overview
Making Claims
Assembling Reasons and Evidence
Acknowledgments and Responses
Warrants

IV. Writing Your Argument

Planning and Drafting
Organizing Your Argument
Incorporating Sources
Communicating Evidence Visually
Introductions and Conclusions
Revising Style: Telling Your Story Clearly

V. Some Last Considerations

The Ethics of Research
A Postscript for Teachers
Appendix: Bibliographical Resources

Editions

Editions of **The Craft of Research**
Edition	Year	ISBN	In Print?
First	1995	ISBN 978-0226065847	No
Second	2003	ISBN 978-0226065670	No
Third	2008	ISBN 978-0226065656 (Cloth) ISBN 978-0226065663 (Paperback)	Yes
Fourth	2016	ISBN 978-0226239736	Yes

Translations

Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.

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Notes

1.^ Joseph Bizup and William T. Fitzgerald became contributing authors with the fourth edition of The Craft of Research.

2.^ The Craft of Research (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) 1st Edition listed on Amazon.com

References

External links

The Craft of Research, Fourth Edition at the University of Chicago Press
Interview with the authors
Yale Library Research Guide

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